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Monthly Archives: December 2011
The Middle East and Alcohol
So it’s New Year’s Eve. Cheers! (Or Salamati! as they might say in Iran.) Alcohol: delicate subject this. They invented the stuff, you see. At least, they’ve got a very strong case to support their claim that they did. The … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, arak, Hafez, Happy New Year, Shiraz
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Baked Curry-Stuffed Turnips
One or two people have asked why there are no parsnips in Veggiestan. They are not in fact indigenous to the region: although they were introduced into the Greek and Roman diet at some stage, they failed to travel East … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged baked stuffed turnips, cold remedies, Dr. Khoshbin, Kashmiri curry, mango pickle, neeps
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Veggiestan’s Greatest Hits #7: An Arabic Christmas Carol
Yes, of course there are Arabic Christians. Here’s a Christmas carol from roughly where it all began. And it is, quite frankly, beautiful. Happy Christmas from Veggiestan!
On the Islamic Calendar
As we approach our own new year, thought it might be helpful to explain how Veggiestanis keep track of time. Bit tricky to follow, this. The calendar starts from the hejira which was Mohammad’s flight from Mecca to Medina in … Continue reading
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Tagged Eid-al-Adha, Eid-al-Fitr, Haj, hejira, Islamic calendar, Muharram, Ramadan
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Veggiestan…as Graffiti!
How cool is this? Our book as a work of art! Artist Matthew McGuniess has drawn recipes from Veggiestan all over our shop windows. Er, not randomly, no. As part of the Through the Peckham Glass exhibition which actually involves … Continue reading
Veggiestan’s Greatest Hits #6: Kazakhstan
Because there’s more to Kazakhstan than Borat. This is a jolly little ditty – had us all toe-tapping it did. Cool electric setar, great beat. We can ignore the fact that the video looks a bit like someone got a … Continue reading
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Tagged Jado, Kamazhai, Kazakhstan, musical interlude
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A Winter Salad: Spice-Toasted Giant Couscous with Dates and Labneh
To fill around 6 lunchboxes Well this has got our shop and supper club customers talking, and so we thought we’d share the recipe with you. It is spicy, filling and healthy, and so it’s perfect for Winter lunch boxes. … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged black cumin seeds, dates, giant couscous, Israeli couscous, labneh, salad
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A Competition!
We thought we’d give away a signed copy of Veggiestan. ‘Cos we’re nice like that. But…you’ve got to work for it. We’d like your pet chick pea recipes. You see, Mr. Shopkeeper really doesn’t like chick peas. In the same … Continue reading
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Tagged chick pea, competition, Mr. Shopkeeper, win a signed copy
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